Vegan parents accused of starving child to death on diet of fruit and vegetables.
Sheila O'Leary, left, and Ryan O'Leary have been charged with first-degree murder.
A vegan couple have been charged with first-degree murder after their 18-month-old son starved to death on a diet of only raw fruit and vegetables.
A police report said their son, who has not been named, weighed only 17 pounds (8kg) when he died.
The couple from Cape Coral, Florida, told officers they are vegan and only eat raw fruits and vegetables.
She tried to resuscitate the baby but he was dead when paramedics arrived, according to the Florida broadsheet the News-Press. »